Dyskinetic patients show rebound worsening of affect after an acute L-dopa challenge

There is a clinical dissociation between L-dopa effects on motor function, Positive Affect and Negative Affect. Rebound worsening in Positive Affect occurred only in dyskinetic patients and the onset of rebound worsening occurred before the end of the motor benefit phase. These observations could explain why some Parkinson patients report wearing-off symptoms despite the external impression of good motor control.